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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Ossi Kalevo, Toijala, FI;
Riku Suomela, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Ossi Kalevo, Toijala, FI;
Riku Suomela, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23222 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method and corresponding apparatus and computer program are disclosed for: receiving images from an image sensor of a camera unit (); monitoring locations of different objects in the received images (); determining which if any of the different objects is a primary object that is or should be of interest to a user (); and detecting if any primary object becomes occluded by another one of the different objects and responsively to detection of such occlusion triggering a first action ().